What do you think of Aion so far, compared to WoW, FFXI, or L2?

Irisviel: Aion is pretty similar to WoW, not a grind fest game like Lineage 2. I am not sure about FF11 since I've never played it. Well, I personally think it's pretty fun, quest and lore oriented instead of endless grinding. There are things to be balanced and fixed here and there but I am sure it will get better as they test the game.

This question is in regards to the recent 39 posted screenshots. What is your computers specs? Resolution the game was played in? Was it nice and smooth?

Irisviel: My comp's system is AMD Athlon 3600+ 64bit, 2 gig ram, ATI Radeon x700. I play Aion Gold with graphic setup at medium and low textures are all at medium, extra stuff like character shadow detail are all at low. resolution is 1280x1024 32 bit. It's not that smooth lol I think i need a better graphic card.

When people say Aion is similar to WoW, I don't see how, except for the quest system. Could you elaborate?

Irisviel: key bindings and everything can be changed like WoW, auction house, it got faction system just like alliance vs horde, neutral zones that you could gank people, there are instances and raids, and similar default UI system to Blizzard's default UI for WoW. well it's just my opinion. i am not saying Aion Gold copied WoW there are also many stuff that WoW doesn't have.

Personally, how fun is it playing a mage class? I'm thinking of starting one as my first char, so I just wana see what you think.(I'm guessing you're a sorc).

Irisviel: I am planning to go ranger later on when it's out for US. sorc is pretty fun if you like to cast cool spells and kill fast. but problem is, they are kinda weak against ranged mobs. my sorc is level 14 only atm ( highest guy is 20 ) so i am not sure about protection spells or crowd control at this point but 1 thing i can say for sure, their hp is like lowest.